Pakistan U-21 hold Netherlands

KARACHI: Having lost to Germany and Belgium, Pakistan’s Under-21 team produced its best result at the Four-nation Junior Hockey Tour­nament in Hanover, Germany by holding the Netherlands to a 1-1 draw in their final match on Sunday.

According to the information made available here, the Dutch took the lead through a penalty stroke before Atiq Arshad produced the equaliser when he converted a penalty corner.

Earlier in the tournament, Pakistan began with a 5-2 hammering by Germany before losing 4-2 to Belgium.